Industry News
Melbourne researchers discover heart attack gene link
Australian researchers have determined three genetic loci which are linked to heart attacks. [ + ]
Industry-minded CRCs awarded
Four Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) have been honoured for their effective collaborations with industry. [ + ]
From virtual to functional: ES Cell opens new lab
Greater collaborative research opportunities are expected to result from the formal opening today of ES Cell International's new Australian research and development facility. [ + ]
Plantic gears up for market
Biodegradable packaging manufacturer Plantic Technologies has secured $4.5 million in venture capital and believes it will be in a position to service the Australian market within three months. [ + ]
Researchers fume as facility funding lags
Frustration is mounting for bioscience research facilities facing delays in grants promised under the $150 million Major National Research Facility scheme. [ + ]
Gradipore names new CEO
Sydney separation technology specialist Gradipore has appointed Robert Lieb as its new global CEO and vice-chairman. [ + ]
New Victorian research precinct opens
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks today opened the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP), in Melbourne. [ + ]
Consultation body named
The Federal government has named the eight people who will help to set Australia's national research priorities. [ + ]
Looking for new treatments: Meditech and LEI team up
Meditech Research and the Lion's Eye Institute (LEI) have signed a licence agreement allowing LEI to use patents owned by Meditech in developing products for the prevention and treatment of eye diseases. [ + ]
Waste CRC boss warns on revenue expectations
Some Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) could struggle to meet their seven-year revenue projections, the annual CRC Association conference in Sydney has been told. [ + ]
ASX or Nasdaq? Acrux investigates listing opportunities
Transdermal drug delivery company Acrux is planning a public listing in the next year but is yet to decide whether it will be on an Australian or United States bourse. [ + ]
Academy welcomes reappointment of Chief Scientist
The Australian Academy of Science has applauded the reappointment of the Federal Government’s Chief Scientist, Dr Robin Batterham, for a further three-year term.
[ + ]Amrad, Circadian compromise on board future
An 11th-hour resolution has ended a boardroom stoush between Amrad Corporation and Circadian Technologies. [ + ]
Positive trial results for Sirtex
Sydney-based company Sirtex Medical has completed Phase II/III clinical trials that showed over 90 per cent of liver cancer patients successfully responded to its radioactive SIR-Spheres treatment. [ + ]
Design award for Vision BioSystems
An automated slide loader that can be integrated into fully automated screening systems for cancer cell detection recently won the 2002 Australian Design Award of the Year. [ + ]